Sangria Perea

I started off my first day of workin' on the list with a bang! After waiting so long to actually complete the list, I was excited to get started. Along with starting this blog to complete #1, I set out to take on #54 and make some deliscious sangria. I found a recipe on the Food Network website and it turned out to be pretty good. Nicole and I made dinner for my roommates and Brandon, I made the sangria and she made her first lasagna (which was amazing by the way). The meal was completed with some squash and zucchini.

The recipe*:
3 cups of ice
1/4 cup of lemon slices
1/4 cup of lime slices
1/4 cup of orange slices
1/4 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup seedless grapes
2 cups red wine
1/2 cup peach brandy
1 cup orange juice
1 cup lemon/lime soda

*The recipe said it would make six glasses. We were planning on 7 people so I just doubled everything so we would have plenty. I mashed up the grapes and pineapple and squeezed the juice from the lemon, lime and orange slices into the mix and then put all the slices in the pitcher with all the drinks. I let it sit for about an hour (stirring occasionally) to let the wine and the fruits fuse together. It ended up making only 5 full glasses, which was just enough, but I expected more. We served it with slices and pineapple and grapes in the glasses, so after finishing it, we ate the rest of the fruit from our glasses. I also couldn't find peach brandy so I used apricot brandy which did great.

I would use this recipe again, but I would use a bigger pitcher and add the slices after letting it sit.

All in all it was a success, I made my own sangria!